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Newspaper
Lovington Leader
Location
Lovington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1950
Page
3
Sunday School morning worship at 11 a.m. B T U at 6 30 p m evening service at 7 30 p m Teacher s and Officers meeting 6 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 p m Reverend L W Hardcastle pastor Howard Grandon Sunday School Superintendent.
St. Thomas Catholic Church will hold Mass on Sunday at 3 A M. The church sits two and a half blocks west of the H and C Gulf Station. Father Hugh Rochkes and Assistant Father Venatius Rutoski officiate.
The Christian Church lists Sunday School at 9 45 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m with an Evening Service at 6 30 p m. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m. Enneth Chambers is Sunday School Superintendent and Hugh Harris is the pastor.
Sunday School at 9 45 a m M Y F and Sunday Evening Service Junior Choir rehearsal Wednesday at 5 10 p m Senior Choir Practice at 7 p m Rev W R Houston pastor L C Willers Sunday School Superintendent Schedule appears with OCR errors indicating regular church activities and leadership credits.
In 1949 soap consumption per person dropped to its lowest level in nineteen years, signaling a rise in the use of synthetic detergents.
Rev Milton Harringt Dawson Hudgess Sunday Superintendent 6 45 p m to 7 45 p m 7 30 p m in Pastor Day School PRESBYTERIAN Albert Fairweather 11 a m 7 30 a m 7 p m Supply 2 Sun
The church posts a weekly timetable with services and classes. Sunday sessions include Bible study at 9 45 to 10 35 and worship from 10 45 to 11 50 with an evening service at 7 30. A Ladies Bible Class meets Wednesday at 9 30 and Buckeye hosts Thursday Bible Study at 7 30 P M.
The Hobbs New Mexico Church of Christ Scientist announces Sunday services with the title Christ Jesus. Golden text from Jeremiah proclaims the Lord will raise a righteous Branch. Sermon uses Isaiah 52 7 and Science and Health quotes to emphasize spiritual supremacy.
United Press reports Oregon Experiment Station finds higher tooth decay among teen and college age girls than boys in the same group. Earlier tooth eruption means longer exposure to decay causes. while women generally care for teeth better than men.
In Vermont two residents waited until age 87 and 95 to apply for old age assistance. Welfare director W Arthur Simpson notes benefits recipients here are older on average than national norms because they work and remain dependent longer.
Mrs. Annette Reese Shermack, sister of N R Reese of the fifth judicial district, passed the New Mexico bar exam in Santa Fe and will open an office in Roswell. Her family includes G L Reese Sr of Roswell and George Reese Jr of Carlsbad, with her being previously licensed in Colorado in 1946 and having served as secretary in the Roswell district attorney’s office while studying.
Design Oxford Chicken a registered Jersey owned by W S Carpenter of Hobbs New Mexico wins the New Mexico 6 year old 305 day Milk and Butterrat Championship in her class. She produced 14767 pounds of milk and 869 pounds of butterfat in 305 days and earned the Club s Medal of Merit. Tests were checked by The New Mexico College and The American Jersey Cattle Club.
Residents of Leesburg Virginia awaited 1950 census figures then learned the town’s population increased by only one over the decade preserving the 1940 total.
Providence report tells how Louis Farias and family saved pennies and dimes for 18 months to buy an automobile, showing thrift turned into a $1,000 purchase.
Thomason Davison of Hobbs and Leshter Lee Eubanks Jr of Eunice earned Bachelor of Science degrees from Sul Ross State College at Alpine on August 24.
County auditor O A Romese resumes duties at the courthouse after a vacation in eastern cities with his children. He says he enjoyed his time with his young grandson immensely.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES CHICAGO REPORTS the city bought 25,000 new street signs and intends to order 67,008 more at 1.67 dollars each. This follows an earlier bid price of 7.65 dollars two years ago, indicating a substantial cost reduction.
Milk composition changes little over a cow’s life but production drops starting around year eight.
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